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Originally Posted by DataKing

I'm going to put the finishing touches on this season over the next couple of days (time permitting), before starting a new thread for Season 6. Also, I feel the need for a bit of a change in the format of this thing (as was pointed out at the Golden Scribes, this thing is old). So I'll probably be going to more of a narrative-heavy and statistic-light format for next season. There's precious little room for creative juices the way this thing stands now.

Hey, dufus! *throwing rocks from his empty glass Hippo house*

It's not that hard to throw in a lot of statistic if you want now with the WYSIWYG interface. Not to take up too much space in your dynasty, but with the interface turned on, all I had to do with select the right side of the screen and it takes 5 seconds to paste this and you suddenly have a pretty professional looking report. If you get some basic table knowledge, you can set up a really nice looking report without much work each week. Makes me want to get back on my dynasty if not for how much I'd rather work on the report than homework and that's bad

Houston Hippopotami - Green Country 3 - 0 View game: HT Live Date: 2/23/2004 at 01.00 MatchID: 14055294 Arena: The Hippodrome Crowd: 32000 At The Hippodrome, 32000 punters turned up, and despite threatening clouds at the horizon, no rain came. Hippopotami had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Kimber - Cristiano, Miquel, Ming-Cheung - Fridin, Benito, Tryggvesson, Little, Starks - Spagnuolo, Peiffer. Greys tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Riedel - Gibbons, van Ingen, Johnson, Hammarén - Moorits, Karstensson, Kinder, Lacey - Oppel, Jerinic. Hippopotami saw most attack opportunites on the wings and were directing their passes that way. Greys immediately set off pressing their opponents. In the games 7:th minute Hippopotami´s Gualtiero Spagnuolo fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee booked Gualtiero Spagnuolo for taking a dive. Greys's ability to press their opponents all over the field paid off frequently. The referee showed Greyss Peter Hammarén the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Many thought Robert Tryggvesson ought to have been awarded a penalty shot in the 30:th minute, as he went down trying to circle the visitors keeper Steffen Riedel. In the 34:th minute Hippopotamis José María Miquel received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. A foul after 40 minutes resulted in a free kick. José María Miquel cannonballed it, giving the hometeam the lead 1 to 0. After an industrious effort down the middle Robert Tryggvesson could have closed the game off in the 41st minute, but his finishing shot hit the post. Halftime score was 1 - 0. Hippopotami held the ball, with a clear 60 percent possession rate. In the 54:th minute of the match the visitors central line of defence had to look on as Mick Starks dashed through, knocking home 2 - 0 for Hippopotami. The referee showed Hippopotamis Robert Tryggvesson the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Greys were forced to a substitution as Steffen Riedel couldn´t continue playing due to the rough treatment, forcing Mart Weelink to come in from the sidelines. The visitors got a chance of pulling one back in the 69:th minute, due to a defensive blunder leaving Erik Karstensson completely unmarked. His strike was pathetic though, easy prey for the home side´s keeper. A couple of quick and successful challenges, followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area after 72 minutes might have resulted in another goal for Hippopotami. However, Mart Weelink made a spectacular save. In the 83rd minute of the game, Hippopotami´s José María Miquel had to leave the pitch after receiving his second booking. Eric Peiffer increased Hippopotamis lead to 3 - 0 by putting a header away on a hooked ball from the right. The home side´s Gualtiero Spagnuolo came close to extending the lead in the 85:th minute. His shot came in off the right hand side but Mart Weelink managed saving with a fingernail. Hippopotami held the ball, with a clear 57 percent possession rate. The most dominating Hippopotami player was without a doubt Thomas Little. Robert Tryggvesson on the other hand, had a terrible day. Greys´s best player was Bennett Kinder. However, Mart Weelink made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 0.

HIGHLIGHTS 1 - 0 José María Miquel (40) 2 - 0 Mick Starks (54) 3 - 0 Eric Peiffer (85) Gualtiero Spagnuolo (7) Peter Hammarén (27) José María Miquel (34) Robert Tryggvesson (63) José María Miquel (83) RATING Houston Hippopotami Player rating and Team formation Team Attitude: Match of the Season Tactic: Attack on wings Tactic skill: formidable Midfield: excellent Right Side Defence: solid Central Defence: passable Left Side Defence: excellent Right Side Attack: supernatural Central Attack: brilliant Left Side Attack: brilliant Green Country Player rating and Team formation Team Attitude: (Hidden) Tactic: Pressing Tactic skill: inadequate Midfield: inadequate Right Side Defence: brilliant Central Defence: world class Left Side Defence: magnificent Right Side Attack: formidable Central Attack: solid Left Side Attack: poor Supporter Stats Match report SOLD SEATS Terraces: 20000 Basic seats: 8000 Seats under roof: 3200 VIP seats: 800